Automobile mowing-machine.



G. G. DELAND. AUTOMOBILE Mowme MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED 0012811909.

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WITNESSES 0. G. DELAHO.. Auwomomn 110mm ucmnn.

APPLIOA'IXOI FILED 061287. 1909.

Patented May 10, 1910.

WITNESSES G. G. DELANO.

AUTOMOBILE mowme MACHINE.

APPLICATION TILED 00127 1909.

957,660. Patented ma 10, 1910.

WITNESSES [NYE/ TOR g By flip/[1110 ATTORNE Y8 O. G. DBLANO.

AUTOMOBILE mownm mcnmn APPLIUATIOH FILED 00127. 1909.

Patented May 10, 1910.

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CHARLES G. DELA NO, OI BEBKLEY, MASSACHUSETTS.

AUTGEOBILE nowme mscnmn 957,660. Specification of 1mm Patent. Patented 1ay 10, 1910. Application med Gctober 21, 1909. Serial Ho. %,823.

a citizen of the United States. and residing in the town t Berklev, inthe county of 5 Bristol and State of Massachus tts, have invented acertain new and useful Automobile lilowing-h'lachine, of which thefollowing 15 a full, clear, and exact description.

' Among the principal objects which the present invention has in vieware: to pro vide a mechanism for propelling and operating a mowingmachine by power: to p r0- vide traction mechanism for said mowingmachine adapted to be guided in the rear of the cutter bar: to provide amowing mechanism disposed in operative position in advance of thetraction mechanism, and substantially in line therewith, to avoid sidedrag: to provide means for lifting the cutter bar oil' the surface ofthe ground to avoid Y obstacles thereon: to rovidc a traction Ymechanism which may utilized for mis- Hcellaneous power purposes: and toprovide a suitable reciprocating mechanism for the knives of the cutterbar and operating connections therewith.

One embodiment of the present invention is disclosed in the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part i so of thisspecification, in which Figure 1 is a plan View of a mowing machineconstructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention; Fig.2 is a "side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section,taken on the line 33 in Fig. 1, the cutter bar and pivotal mounting ofthe same being shown in raised position; Fig. 4 is a cross section ofthe traction mechanism, taken on the line 4-4 in F ig.

401; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view in ver- "ticslsection taken onthe line 55 in Fig.

1, of the cutter bar and structural mount-.

large sprocket wheels 11, 11, which are con nected by means of thechains12, 12, to the to; sprockets 13, 13, on the cutter shaft 14, from whichthe-priwer is transmitted from what, may be termed the motor mechanismto the traction mechanism.

The wheel 9 is mounted in yoke arms 15. from which are' forwardlyextended supports '46, 16, to hold-in position the guard 17.

I he wheel 9 is provided with a vertical shaft 18 which forms pivotalhearings in the cross brace 15) and the triangular braces .30, 20. Tothe upper end of the haft 18 is; fixedly secured a lever 21, which isexwided and arranged with reference to the drivers seat 22. The seat iliis mounted on a leaf spring 23, which is fixedly secured at 24 upon thecross brace 25 of the carrying frame. v

The carrying frame of the present machine is an elongated body, havingparallel side members 26, .26, joined transversely by the braces19,25,127, 28, :29 and 30. In suitable :5 bearing boxes mounted intheside members 26, 26, of said body, is mounted the axle 10, the cuttershaft 14, above reierred to, the cutter shaft 31, and the rocking shaftErected upon theside-s 26, 26, and the rear cross brace 30 is a boxframe 33, in which is mounted a suitable internal combustion engine- 31,the base 35 forming a water tank, substantially as shown at, Fig. 3 ofdrawings.

The motor mechanism for operating the traction mechanism comprises themotor 34, p which is provided with a fly wheel 36 and a friction disk37, on the driving shaft. of the said motor, the disk being looselymount ed thereon. Mounted in a suitable feather or spline on the drivingshaft; of the motor is a clutch 38 whereby the disk 37 is alternatelyengaged and disengaged with and from the driving shaft of the mdtor 34.

Mounted fixedly on the shaft, 39 is a sleeve 40, provided to carry afriction wheel 41. The friction wheel 1 is provided with a suitableelongated and grooved hub 12, which is slidably mounted upon the said 0sleeve, and guided thereon by a long feather or snline 43.

The friction/wheel 41 is held in frictional contact with the disk 37,the face of the said disk and the periphery of the said wheel beingcovered with a suitable material to cause frictional engagement betweenthe two surfaces. By shifting the. said wheel from the outer edge of thesaid disk inward to the dead center of the said disk, the rotary 1 10spe d imparted to the disk a l. may be regulute-d from the g eatestpossible speed to a stutionanv po itiun. This shifting of the wheel llis aii'c unplished by the lever -24. which conncctcdiiy means of thelink -15 and the collar 46, with the said wheel. 41.

The lever 44 pivoted 4? to the framin;: member 48. v The le er it is alover of the hell crank type. and is connected at'the short end to thelever l-tl. by a link 50. The lever t! pivoted at St in hearings mountedon the brace 27. Any suitable detent mechanism. such as a quad aiu, orpawl and ratchet. lncchaniszn. not he .'11 shown. may h1- usnd to holdthis lever 41 in position.

ll: means of the mechanism just above dgficlibed mnhod ving the motor.disk 37, aiml it, and shifting mechanism connect;- ed therewith, theshaft 39 is rotated at. a speed regulated and controlled by the operatoror driver of tl1e-n1achi-..3. Mounted fixedly upon the shaft 3'.) aresprocket wheels 52-52. The sprocket wheels 52 are alin d and connectedwith sprocket- Wheels 7115. .7 1, by the chains 5%. The wheels 53 arell"t"ll mounted upon the counter shaft 14. The counter shaft it isprovided with suitable hearings ft'tl'lllEtTOll the end of the box frameand has fixedly secured thereon, before stated. the sprocket wheels l8.13, which, by nieans'of the chains 12, 12, and the sprockets 11, 11, areoperatively engaged with the axle 10. By the means justdeizul {oroperating the traction mechanism through iltt' axle l0. and the wheels 7and 8.

The wheel 55 has mounted on the hub there- 5 chain H0. The sprocketwheel .35) is fixedly i nro kvt fit. The hub carrying the sprockets m)and t l 1s lnmely mounted upon the axle 1(3- lhe s rocket til drives thechain 62 which passe over and engages in operative relation. :1 sprocketmounted in a standard 'atta 'hed to the some hub carrying the large ti-trxtcnding upward fron. the car ying? frame 65 of the. cutter har. Bymeans of the transmission mechanism just above described. the wheel 63.and shaft connected therewith, are rotated by the rotation of thetraction \vllvt'l While theze here dethe chain (32 may he used as adriver for some other and suitable connection. In the The cutter bar isin construction'and urung'einent very similar to the usual cutter oarsused on mechanical mowers, the operation of the knives and finger guardsbein'g in all essentials the same. In the mesa: instancethe carryingframe differs in that the frames (55, 65, are extended rearw'a rdly fromthe cutter bar at; a distance exceeding the. usual construction.

Extended upwardly from the frames 65, are brackets 73, T3, laterallyextended from which are pivot shafts i4, 74. The pivot shafts 74, 7-},are provided to reoei've and hold the collars 75, 75, which are provided on the for ard ends of the arms 76, 76. The arms '1'6 areprovided. with the screw threaded ends 7 7, which are held in thesockets '78, 2'8. The sockets 78, 78, are provided with collars 79, 79.By rotating the arms 76, 76 the distance between the pivot shafts. 74and the axle 10 may be varied, thereby taking up any slack which mayoccur in the chain The rear end or heel of the. carrying frame is $11ported by the chains 80. The fori'ard end of the cutter bar is suppomadon the runners 81, the chain 82, when in operative position beingslacked to allow the runners 81 to bea on the surface of the ground. Thechain 8:2 is connected to a lever which is mounted in pivotal bearingsat S; in the side members 26. Attached to the lever 83 is a quadrant 85,in agroovc in the periphery of which threaded the chain 82, when thelever is thrown back to raise the cutter bar from the ground to passover-r any obstacles.

T he clutch 38 is grooved as shown in Fig. 3 or dra ing and isoperated'by the yoke lever 33, which is pivoted at. 94. The yoke lever93 is connected at the free end to the hell crank J5. which is pivotedat 06 on the under side of the brace 23. The lever 95 is pivotallyconnected at 97 to'the connecting the lever 10) away from the seat- 22,the

The r yoke lever .13 forces the clutch 38 from the 1 ing permits thewheel 55 to run free except when engaged by the clutch 103. When theclutch 1 33 is thrown into engagement by the lever 104, the transmissionof the driving force from the wheel 8 is as above de scribed.

The lever lfi is pivoted at 105 upon an arm ester-Ida from. the side ofthe body of the nwininc. The yoke end of the lever 101 is movedlaterally by the hand-operated lever 106, which 15 located convenientlyto the seat 22. The lower end of the lever 106 is connected by a rod107, and bell crank 108 with the lever 104, as illustrated in Fig.

- i of drawings. The bell crank 108 is pivoied in the brace 109.

E37 mesa; of the clutch 103 and the mechanism for operating the some, asabove described. the driving mechanism for operating the mowing machineor other operating devices connected with the wheel 61, may

be arrested or started without stopping or 'altcring the operating ofihe traction mecha-msm.

To compensate for any spring in the shaft 39, or the sleeve 40, whichwmild loosen the contact of the, wheel 41 upon the disk 37, I haveprovided the cross bar 110, which is fixedly secured to the upper edgeof the frame 33, and extended in parallel arrange men; to the shaft 39.Slidably mounted upon the said cross bar 110 is an arm 111, the forwardend of which is provided with a. presser foot 112, as seen best in Fig.8 of the drawings. The resserfoot is fixedly connected with a ring 113,which is held pernmnenllv by the hub of the wheel 41, and in 511C-rclation thereto that, as the said wheel 41 is shifted laterally, thearm' 11 is slid therewith on the. bar 110.

lVit'n a machine thus constructed the operation is as follows: Bydepressing the lever 83 from the position shown in Fig. 2 the cutter barA may be raiser. "Vhcn proceeding to the field where ll. machine is tobe operated. the cutter bar is lifted unlil itrests in the, positionshown in Fig. 3 of drawings. The chem 62 is removed from the sprocket 61to avoid unnecessary onx tanglemenb of the ope ntlve parts. The mach neis now operated 36 an automobile, the motor being started with the wheel41 disposed .II the center of the disk 37, and remaining immovable inconsequence thereof.-

The driver having taken his seat, he. by

' means of the lever 49 moves the wheel 41 slowly from the eerler towardthe periphcry of the disk 37. The. wheel 41 is rotated by the di k 37 assoon as the said wheel passes beyond the dead center thereof. Therotation is gradually increased in the wheel 41, as the sameis advancedtown rd the periphery of the wheel 37. Through the. wheel -11 the shall.39 is rotated. Connected operatively with the shaft- 39 is the cuttershaft 14. Connected with the cutter shaft 1; is the axle 10. and thewheel 8. By meuns of this connection. the wheel 8 is rotated. dr1v ingthe machine as a'n automobile. During its progress as on automobile, theoperator steers the machine by means of the lever 31, lurnim the wheel 9on its pivotal shaft 18. "he .w eel 7 being loosely mourted on the sale10 differentiates with the wheels is and.

9 to accommodate the action in following any curved path.

It will be understood that the speed may be varied by shiftin the wheel41 nearer the outer periphery 0% the disk 37 or toward the dead centerthereof. It will also be understood that if the wheel 41 be carried tothe side of the disk 37 other than that which produces the forwardrotation of the wheel 41,.and parts connected therewith, a reverse orbackward rotation will be imparted thereto.

To check the movemenc of the machine I have provided the same with abrake drum 86 fixedly mounted on the axle 10, and about which I wind astrap 87. The strap 5'7 is anchored at 88 to the brace 28, and at thefree end to a foot. lever 89, which is mounted in the brace 25. Theoperator may, by pressing upon the foot. pedal, atnny time tighten thestrap upon the drum 86, thereby arresting the rotation of the axle 10,and arresting the traction of the machine.

Arriving at the field of operation, and having placed the machine inposition the cutter bar A and frnmc thereof. are dropped from theposition shown in Fig. 3 to the position shown in Fig. 2. The chain 8%is threaded over the pulleys 90. The chain 62 is adjusted upon thewheels 61 and G3. The mowin machine is now in position to be opera erThe motor is again started. if it has been stopped, and the driverhaving resumed his seat, 0 crates the lever 45) to impel the machineorward as above described. Now, however, the transmission of the rotarycciion of the wheel 8 is conveyed to the knife bar of the cutter bar A,through the wheels 55, 56, 58, 59,

61, 63, and the crank disk 66. pit-man 67,

and br-ll crank 70, and the chains 57, 60, and

or boulder be disclosed in the path of the cuttr bar, which is not toogreat for the same to be lifted over, he may by depressing the lever 83,raise the forward end of: the. car ing frame- 65, to lift the bar overthe oistruction.

In the operation of the mowing machine I have provided the tenders 91 91which are arranged to extend in front of the. Wheel 63, and chaincarried thereby on the one side and to deli-22L the out straw to thecenter of the machine out of the path of the oncoming traction wheels 7and 8, thus preventing damage to the material being handied, by the saidwheels forcing the same into the ground.

I have illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawin an mlaptation of the machineto a use di ereut from that in driving a mowing machine. The use towhich I have shown the a piication is that of driving a rotary saw 1).In driving the saw 13 where the greatest speed is desired, I havethreaded chain C, about the periphery of the wheel 8, the sprocket lugs92 being provided thereon to engagethe said chain C. V ilh a saw thusmou ted having a. small sprocket D, I provide aeavy wheel E to steadythe action of the saw. The saw may be mounted in any suitable manner andin bearings provided in the side members 2'6, 26, as shown in Fig. 6 ofdrawings, or in a detached structure.

Vlhen the machine is utilized for the purpose of driving a saw or otheruse of a similar character. unconnected with the need of a tractionmechanism, the traction mechanism is raised until the wheel 8 is liftedfrom surface contactwith the ground, as shown in Fig. 6 of drawings.

It will. be understood that for almost any our use of rough runabout forcartage, hm ing or for stationary motor uses, this machine is welladapted.

Having thus described my invention, I

Patent 1. An automobile mowing machine comprising an elongatedrectangular carrying body; an axle rotatably mounted in said body;carrying wheels mounted on said axle, one of said wheels being fixedthereon; a re ciprocating cutter bar disposed in front of and in thepath of said wheels; a plurality Of'carrying arms for said cutter barembodying separable sections adjustable length.- w' ae; a. motor carriedon said body; a transmission meclmuism operatvelv connecting said wheelsand rulter bar and said motor; and a clutch mechanism for ergaging anddisengaging said motor.

2. An automobile uu'nviu z machine comprising an elongated rectangularcarrying bod'; an axle rotatably mounted in said body; carrying wheelsmounted on said axle, one of said heels being fixed thereon; areciprocating cutter bar disposed in front of and in the path of saidWheels; a plul rality of carrying arms for said cutter oar pivotallvattached thereto, and having screw threade ends; pivotal mountings torsaid arms having collars to engage the said axle 'and screw threadedsockets to engage said threaded ends of said arms; a motor carried onsaid body; a transmission mechanism o emtively nn ling said wheels andcutter bar and said motor; and a clutch mechanism for engaging anddisengaging said umtor.

3. An automobile moving machine comprising an elongated rectangularcarrying body; an axle rotatably mountgd in said body; carrying wheelsmounted on said axle, one of said .rheels being fixed thereon; a reciprocating cutter bar disposed in. front of said cutter bar extended tothe rear thereof, and in the path of said wheels; 3 carrier for andhaving supportiu devices adapted-$3 slide on the surfa e ot the ground;a plupivotally attached thereto and having screw threaded ends; pivotalmountings for said arms having collars to engage the said axle and screwthreaded sockets to engage said threaded ends of said arms; a motorcarried on said body; a transmission mechanism operatively connectingsaid wheels and euiter bar and said motor; and a clutch mechanism forengaging and disengaging said motor.

4. An automobile mowing machine oomprising an elongated rectangularcarryin body; an axle rotatably mounted in said body: carrying wheelsmounted on said axle, one of said wheels being fixed thereon; areciprocating cutter bur disposed in front of and in the path of saidwheels; :1 carrier for said cutter bar extended to the rear thereof, andhaving sup ortin devices adapted to slide on the sur ace 0 the ground;guards mounted on said carrier at the rear of said cutter bar to deflectthe straw from the path claim as new and desire to secure by Letters ofsaid wheels; a plurality of carrying arms for said cutter bar pivotallyattached thereto and having screw threaded ends; ivotal mountings forsaid arms having 'coLars to engage the said axle and screw threadedsockets to engage said threaded ends of Sfl tl arms; a motor carried onsaid body a transmission mechanism operatiwly b hnecting said wheels andcutter bar and said motor; and a clutch mechanism for engaging anddisengaging said motor.

5. An automobile mowing machine comprising an elongated rectangularcarr'yin body; an axle rotatably mounted in sai body; carrying wheelsmounted on said axle,

and wheels" being fixed thereon; a reciprocating cutter bar disposr-l infront of and in ihe path of said wheels; a carrier for said cutter barext nded to the rear thereof and having supporting devices adapted toslide on the surface of the ground: inwardly inclined guards mounted onsaid carrier at the rear of said bar, to deflect the straw in- \i'q'rdlybet-ween the said wheels; a plurality I bar and said motor; and a clutchmechanism 10 of can-lying arms for said-cutter bar pivotl for engagingand disengaging said motor. ally, attached 'thei'oto and having screw 1In testimony whereof I have signed my threaded ends; pivotal mountingsfor said 5 arms having collais to engage the said axle I and screwthreaded sockets to engage said tl'ueaded ends of'said arms; a motorcarried 1 \Vitnesses:

name to this specification in the presence 0!: two snbscribmg witnessesCHARLES G. DELANO.

on said body; a transmission mechanism op- ALBERT R. WHITE, 2nd,eratlvely connecting said wheels and cutter GRACE M. NALIAHAN.

